Born May 11, 1923 in Phillipsburg, Carmen Anthony Noto, 82, of Carrollton, Texas, died Monday, March 6, 2006 in his home. He was a son of the late Santo and Rose Testa Noto and a member of St. Catherine of Sienna Catholic Church in Carrollton.

Carmen served with the Phillipsburg Police Department from 1952 until he left the force as a Detective Sergeant in 1963. He then worked as an administrative assistant for Jersey Central Power and Light Company, Phillipsburg, retiring in 1986.

He enlisted during World War Two as an aviation cadet, was sent to bombardier school, and was then assigned to the 8th Air Force flying B-17's. He flew eleven missions in England and twenty-two in Italy with the 15th Air Force. His brother, Joe, flew all but one of those missions with him as his radioman. He served twenty-nine years in the military. He was awarded with the Air Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters and the European African Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon. He retired as a Lt. Col. from the Air Force Reserves in 1983.

At the age of 58, and with his children grown and on their own, Carmen finally realized his life-long ambition to earn his private pilots license in 1981.

Carmen and his wife, Irene (Pacenti) Noto, observed their 59th wedding anniversary March 5th.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Terrence of Irving, TX ; a daughter, Cheryl Swanson and her husband Bob of Irving, TX; a brother, Joseph A. Noto, of Phillipsburg and four grandchildren. A brother, Anthony C. Noto and a sister, Rose Fagan both died earlier.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 9:30 a.m. Friday in Ss. Philip and James Catholic Church, 426 S. Main St., Phillipsburg. The family will receive visitors from 2-4 pm and from 6-8 pm Thursday (TODAY) in the Noto-Wynkoop Funeral Home, 289 South Main St, Phillipsburg. Entombment will be in Holy Apostle's Mausoleum, Greenwich Twp., N.J. Online condolences may be submitted by visiting www.noto-wynkoop.com.

Mr. Noto would want those wishing to offer an expression of sympathy to consider donations to a V.F.W. or American Legion Post in his name.